Thanks for the reply-do you (or anyone else here) know anything in
particular about the doctoral programs in either sport and exercise
science or sport and exercise management? I didn't find them
initially in the APA directory since technically they're under the
school of ed. at OSU. However, the program descriptions seems
promising. For instance, the science program states

"The academic field of Sport and Exercise Science encompasses the
description, evaluation, and explanation of structural, functional,
and behavioral phenomena related to participation in various types
of physical activity and exercise"-In addition, you choose to
specialize either exercise physiology, or Health & Physical activity
behavior.

The final thing that got me excited was under program requirements,
it stated "Applicants interested in Health and Physical Activity
Behavior typically have a strong background in the behavioral
sciences."

Anyone have any other programs they would suggest for me to look
further into? Thanks! :)
Kent

> Unfortunately Kent, that's the only option that I know
> of at this time. I guess no one has been able to
> justify the cost of starting a behavioral Ph.D. track
> in sports psychology. So, while at Western, I got the
> ABA doctorate and did exactly as you said.
> Unfortunately, all the traditional sports psychology
> courses I attended had no students/instructors in them
> with whom I could converse regarding behavioral
> interpretations of what they were studying. Ah well,
> I guess that means there's just a big opportunity out
> there for us.
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